Hills Adventist College

Hills Adventist College
Location
Castle Hill and Kellyville, Sydney, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	33°44′08″S151°00′21″E / 33.7355116°S 151.0057021°E / -33.7355116; 151.0057021 (Junior Campus) 33°41′47″S150°57′23″E / 33.6964875°S 150.9564262°E / -33.6964875; 150.9564262 (Senior Campus)
Information
Type	Independent co-educational early learning, primary and secondary day school
Motto	Nurture for today. Learning for tomorrow. Character for eternity.
Religious affiliation(s)	Australian Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
Denomination	Seventh-day Adventist
Established	1961;64 years ago (1961)
Principal	Mrs Carlie Deppeler
Employees	61
Grades	Early learning and K–12
Enrolment	795 (2023)
Affiliation	Independent Schools Association
Website	www.hills.adventist.edu.au

Hills Adventist College is a co-educational independent Seventh-day Adventist school with two campuses in the Sydney's Hills district: Castle Hill (ELC and Primary) and Kellyville (K-Y12). Hills Adventist College Castle Hill is an ELC and Primary co-educational Christian school in the Sydney Hills district. Hills Adventist College Kellyville is a welcoming K-Y12 co-educational Christian school in the Sydney Hills district. Enrolments at the College during 2023 totalled 795 students. ^[1] The College is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Spiritual aspects

All students are required to take part in Bible classes from Kindergarten to Year 10, and then Studies of Religion (SOR) a 2-unit NSW HSC course is mandatory in Year 11 and 12 (Unless they take the 1-unit course Mathematics Extension 1, in which they take the 1-unit version instead). The Bible classes cover topics in biblical history and Bible characters and themes and other Christian doctrines. Weekly, the student body gathers for a chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

See also

• Schools portal
• New South Wales portal

• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• List of non-government schools in New South Wales

References

1. "Hills Adventist College, Kellyville | School profile - 2016". My School. NSW Govt.
2. Kido, Elissa (15 November 2010). "For real education reform, take a cue from the Adventists". The Christian Science Monitor . Retrieved 23 April 2019. ...the Adventist Church runs a Christian school system second only in size to the Roman Catholic parochial schools.
3. "Seventh-day Adventists – Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
4. "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2010.
5. Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network . Retrieved 19 June 2010.